U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein landed in Beirut on Tuesday for talks with officials on a truce between armed group Hezbollah and Israel, Lebanon's state news agency said, hours after a proposal drafted by Washington won a nod from the Iran-backed group.

US special envoy Amos Hochstein arrived in the Lebanese capital on Tuesday for talks with officials on a truce plan, which Lebanon has largely endorsed, to halt the Israel-Hezbollah war. The United States and France have spearheaded efforts for a ceasefire in the war,

Iran’s supreme leader is said to be pushing Hezbollah towards a ceasefire with Israel as US mediators head to Lebanon to try to broker a deal.

Lebanon and Hezbollah have agreed to the US proposal for a ceasefire with Israel. However, some reservations were expressed regarding the details of the agreement, reports Reuters. Ali Hassan Khalil,

STORY: Lebanon and Hezbollah have agreed to a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire with Israel, a top Lebanese official told Reuters on Monday, as Beirut residents grapple with intensifying Israeli strikes.Ali Hassan Khalil described the effort as the most serious yet to end the fighting.